mitigate
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"Urgent adaptations are needed to mitigate the effects of successive heatwaves on plants and the insects that rely on them to thrive," the society said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The fund would be used to help neighbors mitigate the fallout from a disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Chelsea had done plenty of work to mitigate those demands.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Kraft Heinz had lower profit and sales in the second quarter, but raised its sales outlook as it aims to mitigate higher supply costs by raising prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
But it did not mitigate the feelings of failure on the football field.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Moore said the facility has remained at 45 degrees, which mitigates the risk of it becoming a biohazard due to food spoilage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
While China relies on oil imports, "it mitigates this exposure through diversified suppliers, ties with Iran, substantial strategic reserves and continued reliance on coal", she said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
But he added that the products Arm designs for that part of the market come with “dramatically smaller royalties,” which mitigates the potential impact on Arm’s business.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
The guarantee mitigates the risk for bondholders, and provides an incentive for Meta to renew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
In the two wars in which the history of the negroes has been traced in these pages, there is nothing that mitigates against his manhood, though his condition, either bond or free, was lowly.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas) Wilson
The Genius Act mitigated some credit and liquidity risk from stablecoins, and the Clarity Act provides a regulatory framework for crypto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The attention economy is often portrayed helpfully by media outlets as an individual problem to be mitigated by reducing our own dependence on screens and devices.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
“They can only be mitigated by all of us working together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
"If you take risks in the space business, it needs to be understood and mitigated risk," Hubbard said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
This is the most mitigated statement of all.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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"The limited extension during this period makes a temporary contribution to mitigating the exposure of the electricity system and Spanish consumers to previously unforeseen price spikes," said the announcement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Shorter bans - with a minimum of six matches - may also be considered when there are mitigating circumstances or an individual has admitted the breach at the earliest opportunity.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Giving the public indirect exposure to the benefits of AI through part- government ownership could be one means of mitigating the criticism and heading off a political backlash.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Character can serve as a mitigating factor in the face of disaster, while the absence of character often has the opposite effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“I don’t believe anything you tell me,” Nately replied, with a bashful mitigating smile.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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